Leveraging External Capabilities and Infrastructure to Enable Success
Nicholas G. UsechakAFRL – Sensors Directorate, Wright–Patterson, OH 45433 1. Introduction The field of advanced photonics research and development has rapidly evolved over the past few decades. Today, working in […]
Life at a Photonics Startup: Part 2: Production Is Not Development
By Michael D. Evans, DESc Manufacturing Integrated Photonics Or—So You Want to Be an Entrepreneur? (Continued) Production Is Not Development The repetition of production processes is typically driven by economics […]
Life at a Photonics Startup: Lessons Learned Manufacturing Integrated Photonics Or—So You Want to Be an Entrepreneur?
Part 1: Getting Off to the Right Start By Michael D. Evans, DESc Getting off to the Right Start Where do new products come from? Does some engineer or marketing […]
Life at a Photonics Startup: Novelty, Industry, and Democratization – “The Relationship Between Business, People and Government”
By John MacDonald Business will always be part of something larger than itself. To be successful, a startup must consider its role in this broader market. History shows that progress […]
IEEE TechEthics…Exploring the Ethical and Societal Impacts of Technology
As technology continues to advance, so, too, do the ethical issues facing the engineering industry. Led by a team of Global Ambassadors and professional staff, IEEE TechEthics serves as a […]
Life at a Photonics Startup: Meetings—the Good, the Bad and the Brand-Spanking New
The quality of meetings is a constant topic of conversation in most organizations, and very much so in startups. We have all heard comments such as; meetings are a waste […]
Life at a Photonics Startup: Early Days in a Venture-Backed High-Growth Photonics Startup
By Cibby Pulikkaseril, Ph.D. Co-founder and CTO, Baraja It’s the sixth year of co-founding my startup, Baraja, and as we prepare to roll out incredible photonic technologies for the next […]
Life at a Photonics Startup: Developing Hire Power
The success of a high-tech startup will depend very strongly on the strength of its team. This is a self-evident truth. It is true for all companies, of any size, […]
Don’t Put Limits on Yourself
In this series partnered with WaveJobs, we invite people at different career stages to share their experience in Photonics and lessons learned in professional development. Today we interviewed Min Cen, […]
Life at a Photonics Startup: Lessons Learned on The ⟨ Professional Engineer⟩ Paradigm
By Steven Estrella, Ph.D. Freedom Photonics (a Luminar company) 1. Introduction There are many ways that I could start this off, but I want to start by being candid. Being […]